Passing Strange

Aug 21, 2009

2h 15m

★ 4.9

Overview

A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Apple Core Holdings

The Shubert Organization

Passing Strange Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Stew

Edwina / Marianna / Sudabey

De'Adre Aziza

Youth

Daniel Breaker

Mother

Eisa Davis

Mr.Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus

Colman Domingo

Rev. Jones / Terry / Christophe / Hugo

Chad Goodridge

Sherry / Renata / Desi

Rebecca Naomi Jones

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No overview available.

0.0

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No overview available.

7.8

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6.6

1789

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4.8

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Jan 20, 2005

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7.0

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Nov 1, 2011

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Feb 5, 1967

No overview available.

5.5

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0.0

Kamenný kvítek

Nov 19, 1958

No overview available.

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Gentlemani

Jun 1, 1969

No overview available.

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Host z Paříže

Feb 10, 1959

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Zadržitelný vzestup Artura Uie

Apr 5, 1960

No overview available.

2.5

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Jun 18, 2021

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0.0

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5.0

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Cast

Narrator